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Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as a Lok Sabha MP as a result of his conviction in a defamation case is the subject of a statewide "maun satyagraha" being organised by the Congress. According to Rajasthan Congress leader Sachin Pilot, the BJP has planned an attack on former Lok Sabha member Rahul Gandhi because he "fearlessly speaks for democracy." He was addressing the crowd while the Congress staged a "maun satyagraha" (silent protest). "A conspiracy is being hatched (by BJP) against someone (Rahul Gandhi) who speaks for democracy and tells the truth. This one-day 'maun vrat' (vow of silence) is being held to make the public aware," Pilot said in Jaipur, Rajasthan. As the party participates in "maun satyagraha" in opposition to Rahul Gandhi's exclusion from the House of Representa